LCB

Anyone know if or when Lexus will offer the 400h in wood trim? Everything about this vehicle is great, but this is the only thing holding me back. I couldn't help but notice the fully loaded RX330 sitting next to the 400h on the lot, and how much more elegant and luxurious the vehicle looked, despite being $10k cheaper than the h.

The interior of the h just looks no where near what a $50k+ car should look like. Looks exactly what I would expect on a Toyota 4runner, not a Lexus.

Anyone know when wood will be available? The interior of the 330 just looks so much better.

Thanks.

NeverSatisfied

Totally agree with you.

Husker4the

We've heard wood will be in the next batch of the 400h's.

LCB

That is good news...i wonder when that will be. My local dealer had 5 sitting on the lot and they haven't moved in awhile.

BTW, i know i could just add wood aftermarket, but that shouldn't be required for a luxury car and the wood steering wheel would be very expensive.

encore888

Is the metal trim real metal?

uthorns197

I wonder how much more Lexus will jack up the price if they add real wood??? How much does aftermarket wood cost???

When my brother bought his 400h two weeks ago, the dealer had several others sitting there gathering dust and bird poop. In Texas, I don't see folks lining up to buy them!!! I think there will be discounted new vehicles as well as pre-owned vehicles in the near future (6 months). But, that's just my opinion.

A vehicle that sells for $50+K should have wood trim, satellite radio, a working bluetooth sytem, etc., etc., etc.

NeverSatisfied

I don't think it's real metal; it's more like a painted plastic (similar to what surrounds the 330's dash controls)????

LCB

Yeah, its definately not metal. Just a stainless steel colored insert. It looks really bad with the tan interior. Black interior looks a little better, but brown on silver doesn't go well.

My dealer had an aftermarket wood trim added to a 400h here (minus the steering wheel). They had it marked up at $999 extra, and you could tell it was done aftermarket.

They were sticking to their MSRP only for the 400h's. They had a lot of preorders, but the ones arriving with no prepaid buyer are not getting bought. They are going to have to do some serious dealing when next year arrives and all the "hybrid crazies" have their 400h's, and they have to sell to regular buyers with a big premium.

joako

IMO, hybrid isn't the way to go. It will take an extended period of driving for you to break even, and much more to make money. And since hybrid technology does not save much in highway driving, don't count on the milage for those long trips -- only city driving.

Lexus should look into installing diesel engines in their car.